HyperDic: lamia

English > 1 sense of the word lamia:
NOUNperson lamia, vampire(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
lamia > pronunciation
Soundsley'miyah
RhymesAbyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah...
English > lamia: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.
Synonymvampire
CategoryfolkloreThe unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture
Broaderevil spiritA spirit tending to cause harm
Spanishlamia, vampiresa, vampiro
Catalanlamia, làmia, vampir

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